Good Morning

[bensmum]

Why can't I sleep in at weekends? Actually 2 very insistant cats did for me this morning. It feels a little weird actually as I was at work all day yesterday and didn't do my usual Saturday things - take my mum shopping etc. Even forgot to get my lottery ticket so there's another chance missed!
Have great day whatever you're doing
XX

[boogieboogie]

You are telling youself you can't sleep even before you try that's why you can't sleep:

at 23.43 you say "I'm not usually on here late at night but I can't sleep for some reason"

at 00.17 you say "Doubtless I will still be up in the morning whitebear. Very tired just not sleepy now"

at 00.28 you say "I've just found this new game via Stumble! which is totally mindless hopefully that will send me to sleep"

above at 05.53 you ask "Why can't I sleep at weekends"

ALL your post related to you thinking, believing you are not going to sleep. Tell youself that and for sure you wont. It's like the reverse of saying "I need to wake up at 6am" and you will. You can not sleep because you are telling yourself you can't....

[bensmum]

Wow that's a very detailed answer for a sunday morning - I feel like I'm being stalked! Thank you anyway boogieboogie, have a good day

[ethanryan]

hi bensmum, good morning i have also been up since 5 30 as my kids dont understand that it is sunday morning and i didnt go bed till 3. hope you all have a good end to the weekend, the sun is already out in birmingham so lets hope its here for the day x x

[boogieboogie]

All those post were in one thread. Stalked, giving evidence of your pattern of thought which is your problem. I see you ask "Why can't I sleep" and not "How can I get to sleep" so psychologically you seem content with the situation but desire and understanding. You don't seem to desire change. Also you've programmed you mind to related this problem to the weekend and that's the way it will be until you desire change. Should you want to sleep you will have to reprogramme you mind and thought process to that of I will sleep and not I am not going to sleep. It's that simple. I was up at 5am as I had to pick up someone returning from Paris. And it's such a beautiful morning I'm going walking now.

[firewatch]

mornin all its my last day at my current job, i will be on tonight but not tomorrow, its a bit crazy, work then i am having my hair cut oh joy.
Afternoon shopping yesterday was hijacked by MIL, we lost an hour because they wanted to take us carpet shopping. I had been up since 4 and feeling tetchy as hell.
Mind our freezer is bursting care of the meat man, and got my new sensible office shoes.
Have a good day everyone wish me luck!

[bensmum]

Morning ethanryan. Did you get to the zoo or is that today's trip?
It is a lovely day here - perfect for a walk as boogieboogie says

[tiggerblue10]

One of my cats decided she was going to sleep next to me this morning. When I woke up I found I was nearly falling off the bed and she was sprawled across it sideways. Typical eh! Lol

[burston]

Morning Bensmum and everyone

Here at work again. Quiet weekend. Lovely without the bosses.
Yesterdays weather started off lovely and then spoiled itself about 3pm. Its lovely and sunny now so I dont know what today will bring. My brother and his wife have been in a caravan here all week and yesterday the site got flooded out so they had to stay with us last night as they couldnt get back to their caravan. I think theyre glad to be going back home to Birmingham today, and of course a lovely drive back. Typical

[wendilla]

Morning all lovely here in Leicestershire too .Will be getting all my jobs done to settle down and watch the German grand prix .By the way did any of you see the International Space Station go over England last night. Fantastic 5 minute sighting.Will go over tonight if clear sky at exactly 10. 04 pm All info can be found at spaceweather.com.

[ethanryan]

hi bensmum no we didnt get there yesterday so were hopin to go today as it seems a much brighter day x x

[Rossetta]

Morning bensmum & everyone, enjoy the rest of your weekend! xxx

[bensmum]

Morning firewatch, tigger, burston, wendilla & rossetta - I'm off out to feed some cats now. See you all later
XX

[hau kola]

Morning all, Ive got the day to myself, Mr kola is playing golf and my daughter is at T4 on the beach.
I think i will stay in my pjs and recover from my exploits at Whittlebury.

[sara3]

morning all! bensmum, I hope you now realise why you're not sleeping!!!

I only half-ditched the man yesterday, wimped out and told him I needed some space to think things through. I hate me sometimes!

it's sunny here today, and I'm taking the kids out for breakfast. have a good one :o)

[Eve]

Morning all :)

Wierd day today as me and Mr J split yesterday. Not the first time as he did it twice when we first got together as he had jitters about being in a relationship so soon after he divorced his wife so not quite sure what will happen.

It's amicable but sad. Not sure it's sunk in yet and we will have to stay living together for a while to try and sort things out financially.

Went into work for a bit yesterday and think I'll go back in today to give myself some thinking space.

[Rossetta]

Awww Jenna! You o.k? Silly question! Gut wrenching! xxx

[bensmum]

Morning hau kola, sara and jenna.
Sounds as if you had a good time HK. Poor sara and jenna - going through a break up is not a good place to be but if it's the right thing to do then it needs to be done. I wish you both well
XX

[bigmamma]

Good morning bensmum hun , just not long up having had a lie-in this morning . Going to make some pancakes .
Morning boogie , ethanryan , Firewatch , tigger , burston , wendilla , Rossetta , hau kola , sara , and Jenna , :-)
xxxxxxx